It doesn’t matter if a cat is black or white as long as it catches mice, says the modern architect of China, Deng Xiaoping.
One wonders how Chinese products have captured the world market and strengthened this notion. This makes sense when one visits the bazaars of Karachi. Being cheap and affordable, Chinese needles, nail clippers, balloons, handkerchiefs, automobiles, tooth brushes, garments, shoes and any other commodity one can think of have thronged the Karachi market like other metropolitan markets.
The Boultan Market, Light House, Zainab Market, Saddar, Tariq Road and even at roundabouts and roadside stalls Chinese products have hoisted victory flags everywhere. Now buses and minibuses too are used for business of such products.
A couple of days back, my mother asked me to bring her a Tasbeeh and a shawl. To my utter surprise, Chinese made Tasbeeh and shawls were being sold at a number of shops.
No doubt, cheap products are more attractive to the middle and labour classes and they have outclassed local products. This may seem counter productive to the weak economy of a country like ours, but not the millions of people living below the poverty line.
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One wonders how Chinese products have captured the world market and strengthened this notion. This makes sense when one visits the bazaars of Karachi. Being cheap and affordable, Chinese needles, nail clippers, balloons, handkerchiefs, automobiles, tooth brushes, garments, shoes and any other commodity one can think of have thronged the Karachi market like other metropolitan markets.
The Boultan Market, Light House, Zainab Market, Saddar, Tariq Road and even at roundabouts and roadside stalls Chinese products have hoisted victory flags everywhere. Now buses and minibuses too are used for business of such products.
A couple of days back, my mother asked me to bring her a Tasbeeh and a shawl. To my utter surprise, Chinese made Tasbeeh and shawls were being sold at a number of shops.
No doubt, cheap products are more attractive to the middle and labour classes and they have outclassed local products. This may seem counter productive to the weak economy of a country like ours, but not the millions of people living below the poverty line.
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